Sparks 69-59 Comets (23 Jul, 2005) Play-by-Play

Los Angeles Sparks

11-9, 4-4 away

	1	2	T
LOS	40	29	69
HOU	32	27	59

Houston Comets

12-9, 7-5 home

Tina Thompson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Janeth Arcain missed 16 ft Two Point Shot.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 19 ft Jumper.
Janeth Arcain missed Layup.
Tina Thompson made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.
Dominique Canty's Layup blocked by Lisa Leslie.
Janeth Arcain missed 11 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Sheryl Swoopes made 10 ft Two Point Shot.
Tina Thompson missed Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 18 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow missed 10 ft Two Point Shot.
Michelle Snow missed 11 ft Jumper.
Janeth Arcain made 15 ft Jumper.
Tari Phillips missed 14 ft Two Point Shot.
Janeth Arcain missed 12 ft Jumper.
Tari Phillips's 9 ft Jumper blocked by Christi Thomas.
Sheryl Swoopes made Layup.
Adrienne Goodson made Layup.
Tina Thompson made Layup. Assisted by Kristen Rasmussen.
Sheryl Swoopes made 17 ft Jumper.
Roneeka Hodges made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Driving Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Michelle Snow made Layup. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Dominique Canty made Driving Layup.
Dominique Canty made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Dominique Canty made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Tina Thompson made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Tina Thompson missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Dominique Canty made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tina Thompson.
Sheryl Swoopes made 17 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 17 ft Jumper.
Dominique Canty made Driving Layup.
Dominique Canty made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 14 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow missed Layup.
Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Adrienne Goodson made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Tari Phillips made Layup. Assisted by Tina Thompson.
Dominique Canty missed Layup.
Tina Thompson missed 10 ft Jumper.
Janeth Arcain missed 6 ft Jumper.
Dominique Canty made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Dominique Canty missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 17 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson made 12 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Janeth Arcain made Driving Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 9 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes's 8 ft Jumper blocked by Lisa Leslie.
Michelle Snow missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.
Sheryl Swoopes made Driving Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 19 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes's Layup blocked by Lisa Leslie.
Roneeka Hodges missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.
Dominique Canty missed Jumper.
Roneeka Hodges missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Michelle Snow made Layup.
Michelle Snow made Layup. Assisted by Kiesha Brown.
Doneeka Hodges made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chamique Holdsclaw.
Mwadi Mabika missed 17 ft Two Point Shot.
Lisa Leslie missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Lisa Leslie made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Doneeka Hodges.
Mwadi Mabika missed 17 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie made Layup.
Tamika Whitmore made Layup. Assisted by Mwadi Mabika.
Tamika Whitmore made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Lisa Leslie's Layup blocked by Tina Thompson.
Mwadi Mabika missed Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw made Layup. Assisted by Doneeka Hodges.
Mwadi Mabika's Layup blocked by Michelle Snow.
Chamique Holdsclaw made 16 ft Jumper.
Tamika Whitmore made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Whitmore made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamika Whitmore made Layup. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.
Tamika Whitmore made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Tamika Whitmore missed 11 ft Jumper.
Raffaella Masciadri made Layup. Assisted by Doneeka Hodges.
Raffaella Masciadri made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Whitmore.
Christi Thomas made Jumper. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed 19 ft Jumper.
Doneeka Hodges made Driving Layup.
Christi Thomas's 7 ft Jumper blocked by Kristen Rasmussen.
Doneeka Hodges missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Doneeka Hodges.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chamique Holdsclaw made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Doneeka Hodges.
Mwadi Mabika missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika made Layup. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.
Tamika Whitmore made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Whitmore made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamika Whitmore made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Whitmore made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed 16 ft Running Jumper.
Doneeka Hodges missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.
Mwadi Mabika made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Doneeka Hodges.
Lisa Leslie missed 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed 19 ft Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed 19 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie missed 16 ft Jumper.
Tamika Whitmore made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Whitmore missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Mwadi Mabika missed 18 ft Two Point Shot.
Tamika Whitmore made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Chamique Holdsclaw.
Mwadi Mabika made Driving Layup. Assisted by Doneeka Hodges.
Tamika Whitmore missed 17 ft Jumper.
Tamika Whitmore made Layup. Assisted by Raffaella Masciadri.
Tamika Whitmore made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Doneeka Hodges missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika made Driving Layup.
Lisa Leslie made Layup.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Mwadi Mabika missed 17 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie missed 19 ft Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw made Layup. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamika Whitmore made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Whitmore made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Raffaella Masciadri missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw made Driving Layup.
Chamique Holdsclaw made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chamique Holdsclaw made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Doneeka Hodges missed 13 ft Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw made Layup. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed 17 ft Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw made 20 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed Free Throw 2 of 2.

SPARKS

COMETS

TIME		LOS	HOU
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball: Lisa Leslie vs. Michelle Snow. Doneeka Hodges gains possession.	0	0
19:42	Doneeka Hodges made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chamique Holdsclaw.	3	0
19:22	Tina Thompson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	3	0
19:21	Doneeka Hodges Defensive Rebound.	3	0
19:07	Mwadi Mabika missed 17 ft Two Point Shot.	3	0
19:04	Janeth Arcain Defensive Rebound.	3	0
18:40	Lisa Leslie missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.	3	0
18:38	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	3	0
18:28	Janeth Arcain missed 16 ft Two Point Shot.	3	0
18:25	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	3	0
18:08	Lisa Leslie made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Doneeka Hodges.	6	0
17:39	Sheryl Swoopes missed 19 ft Jumper.	6	0
17:38	Houston Defensive Rebound.	6	0
17:17	Mwadi Mabika missed 17 ft Jumper.	6	0
17:15	Lisa Leslie Offensive Rebound.	6	0
17:15	Lisa Leslie made Layup.	8	0
17:00	Janeth Arcain missed Layup.	8	0
16:59	Doneeka Hodges Defensive Rebound.	8	0
16:52	Tamika Whitmore made Layup. Assisted by Mwadi Mabika.	10	0
16:52	Dominique Canty Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	10	0
16:52	Houston Full Timeout.	10	0
16:52	Tamika Whitmore made Free Throw 1 of 1.	11	0
16:32	Tina Thompson made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.	11	2
16:16	Lisa Leslie's Layup blocked by Tina Thompson.	11	2
16:15	Sheryl Swoopes Defensive Rebound.	11	2
16:12	Mwadi Mabika Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	11	2
16:01	Sheryl Swoopes missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.	11	2
16:00	Houston Defensive Rebound.	11	2
15:42	Mwadi Mabika missed Jumper.	11	2
15:41	Janeth Arcain Defensive Rebound.	11	2
15:33	Dominique Canty's Layup blocked by Lisa Leslie.	11	2
15:33	Houston Offensive Rebound.	11	2
15:21	Janeth Arcain missed 11 ft Jumper.	11	2
15:18	Doneeka Hodges Defensive Rebound.	11	2
15:06	Chamique Holdsclaw Bad Pass. Stolen by Dominique Canty.	11	2
15:00	Sheryl Swoopes made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Dominique Canty.	11	4
14:52	Chamique Holdsclaw made Layup. Assisted by Doneeka Hodges.	13	4
14:30	Sheryl Swoopes made 10 ft Two Point Shot.	13	6
14:21	Doneeka Hodges Bad Pass	13	6
14:06	Tina Thompson missed Layup.	13	6
14:03	Chamique Holdsclaw Defensive Rebound.	13	6
13:55	Mwadi Mabika's Layup blocked by Michelle Snow.	13	6
13:52	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	13	6
13:41	Sheryl Swoopes missed 18 ft Jumper.	13	6
13:40	Mwadi Mabika Defensive Rebound.	13	6
13:23	Chamique Holdsclaw made 16 ft Jumper.	15	6
12:59	Michelle Snow missed 10 ft Two Point Shot.	15	6
12:56	Tina Thompson Offensive Rebound.	15	6
12:55	Tina Thompson Lost Ball. Stolen by Chamique Holdsclaw.	15	6
12:48	Michelle Snow Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	15	6
12:48	Raffaella Masciadri enters the game for Mwadi Mabika.	15	6
12:48	Tari Phillips enters the game for Tina Thompson.	15	6
12:41	Tamika Whitmore 3 second	15	6
12:26	Michelle Snow missed 11 ft Jumper.	15	6
12:26	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	15	6
12:14	Sheryl Swoopes Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	15	6
12:14	Tamika Whitmore made Free Throw 1 of 2.	16	6
12:14	Tamika Whitmore made Free Throw 2 of 2.	17	6
12:03	Janeth Arcain made 15 ft Jumper.	17	8
11:45	Tamika Whitmore made Layup. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.	19	8
11:45	Janeth Arcain Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	19	8
11:45	Los Angeles Full Timeout.	19	8
11:45	Christi Thomas enters the game for Lisa Leslie.	19	8
11:45	Sancho Lyttle enters the game for Michelle Snow.	19	8
11:45	Tamika Whitmore made Free Throw 1 of 1.	20	8
11:25	Tari Phillips missed 14 ft Two Point Shot.	20	8
11:22	Christi Thomas Defensive Rebound.	20	8
11:06	Tamika Whitmore missed 11 ft Jumper.	20	8
11:03	Tari Phillips Defensive Rebound.	20	8
10:47	Janeth Arcain missed 12 ft Jumper.	20	8
10:45	Tamika Whitmore Defensive Rebound.	20	8
10:41	Raffaella Masciadri made Layup. Assisted by Doneeka Hodges.	22	8
10:11	Janeth Arcain Bad Pass. Stolen by Tamika Whitmore.	22	8
10:03	Tamika Whitmore Offensive Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	22	8
10:03	Tamika Whitmore Foul	22	8
10:03	Roneeka Hodges enters the game for Dominique Canty.	22	8
10:03	Adrienne Goodson enters the game for Janeth Arcain.	22	8
9:51	Tari Phillips's 9 ft Jumper blocked by Christi Thomas.	22	8
9:48	Sancho Lyttle Offensive Rebound.	22	8
9:45	Chamique Holdsclaw Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	22	8
9:45	Houston Full Timeout.	22	8
9:30	Tari Phillips Bad Pass. Stolen by Chamique Holdsclaw.	22	8
9:04	Raffaella Masciadri made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Whitmore.	25	8
8:48	Raffaella Masciadri Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	25	8
8:48	Tina Thompson enters the game for Tari Phillips.	25	8
8:37	Adrienne Goodson Bad Pass	25	8
8:37	Lisa Leslie enters the game for Tamika Whitmore.	25	8
8:25	Christi Thomas made Jumper. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.	27	8
8:03	Sheryl Swoopes made Layup.	27	10
7:39	Raffaella Masciadri Bad Pass. Stolen by Roneeka Hodges.	27	10
7:35	Adrienne Goodson made Layup.	27	12
7:13	Chamique Holdsclaw missed 19 ft Jumper.	27	12
7:13	Christi Thomas Offensive Rebound.	27	12
7:01	Los Angeles Full Timeout.	27	12
7:01	Mwadi Mabika enters the game for Raffaella Masciadri.	27	12
7:01	Janeth Arcain enters the game for Sancho Lyttle.	27	12
7:01	Kristen Rasmussen enters the game for Roneeka Hodges.	27	12
6:52	Doneeka Hodges made Driving Layup.	29	12
6:35	Tina Thompson Bad Pass. Stolen by Lisa Leslie.	29	12
6:13	Christi Thomas's 7 ft Jumper blocked by Kristen Rasmussen.	29	12
6:11	Christi Thomas Offensive Rebound.	29	12
6:11	Sancho Lyttle enters the game for Sheryl Swoopes.	29	12
6:11	Jumpball: Christi Thomas vs. Janeth Arcain. Doneeka Hodges gains possession.	29	12
6:07	Doneeka Hodges missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	29	12
6:07	Adrienne Goodson Defensive Rebound.	29	12
6:05	Christi Thomas Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	29	12
5:39	Tina Thompson Lost Ball. Stolen by Lisa Leslie.	29	12
5:18	Mwadi Mabika made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Doneeka Hodges.	31	12
4:52	Adrienne Goodson Lost Ball. Stolen by Christi Thomas.	31	12
4:45	Sancho Lyttle Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	31	12
4:37	Christi Thomas Offensive Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	31	12
4:37	Christi Thomas Foul	31	12
4:37	Tamika Whitmore enters the game for Christi Thomas.	31	12
4:37	Roneeka Hodges enters the game for Adrienne Goodson.	31	12
4:37	Michelle Snow enters the game for Sancho Lyttle.	31	12
4:20	Tina Thompson made Layup. Assisted by Kristen Rasmussen.	31	14
4:13	Kristen Rasmussen Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	31	14
4:13	Sheryl Swoopes enters the game for Kristen Rasmussen.	31	14
4:13	Chamique Holdsclaw missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	31	14
4:13	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	31	14
4:13	Chamique Holdsclaw made Free Throw 2 of 2.	32	14
3:51	Sheryl Swoopes made 17 ft Jumper.	32	16
3:44	Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Doneeka Hodges.	34	16
3:23	Roneeka Hodges made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.	34	18
3:11	Mwadi Mabika missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	34	18
3:09	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	34	18
3:00	Sheryl Swoopes missed Driving Layup.	34	18
3:00	Houston Offensive Rebound.	34	18
2:50	Sheryl Swoopes missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.	34	18
2:48	Chamique Holdsclaw Defensive Rebound.	34	18
2:31	Mwadi Mabika made Layup. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.	36	18
2:20	Michelle Snow made Layup. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.	36	20
1:57	Tina Thompson Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	36	20
1:57	Tamika Whitmore made Free Throw 1 of 2.	37	20
1:57	Tamika Whitmore made Free Throw 2 of 2.	38	20
1:39	Lisa Leslie Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	38	20
1:39	Jessica Moore enters the game for Tamika Whitmore.	38	20
1:39	Dominique Canty enters the game for Roneeka Hodges.	38	20
1:39	Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 2.	38	21
1:39	Michelle Snow made Free Throw 2 of 2.	38	22
1:20	Lisa Leslie Bad Pass. Stolen by Dominique Canty.	38	22
1:14	Dominique Canty made Driving Layup.	38	24
1:14	Doneeka Hodges Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	38	24
1:14	Tamika Whitmore enters the game for Jessica Moore.	38	24
1:14	Dominique Canty made Free Throw 1 of 1.	38	25
1:12	Janeth Arcain Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	38	25
1:12	Tamika Whitmore made Free Throw 1 of 2.	39	25
1:12	Raffaella Masciadri enters the game for Mwadi Mabika.	39	25
1:12	Tamika Whitmore made Free Throw 2 of 2.	40	25
56.4	Dominique Canty made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.	40	27
33.5	Chamique Holdsclaw 3 second	40	27
33.5	Houston Full Timeout.	40	27
7.0	Tina Thompson made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dominique Canty.	40	30
1.9	Chamique Holdsclaw missed 16 ft Running Jumper.	40	30
0.5	Janeth Arcain Defensive Rebound.	40	30
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	40	30

Regular Season Series

LOS wins 3-1

Comets
64
Sparks
83

Game 1

16/6

Sparks
69
Comets
59

Game 2

23/7

Comets
50
Sparks
55

Game 3

22/8

Sparks
51
Comets
77

Game 4

28/8

7:00 PM, 23 July 2005

Referees:
Michael Price
Tom Mauer
Clarke Stevens

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Seattle	25	15	.625	5	W1
Phoenix	19	21	.475	11	L1
Dallas	9	31	.225	21	L9
Los Angeles	8	32	.200	22	W1

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